Sash-hanger.



W. P. MOSES.

SASH HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED JULYZI, 1914.

1 1 4. 1 ,8 1 8. Patented June 1, 1915.

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WILLIAM PEEK MOSES, 0F BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA.

SASH-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1915.

Application filed July 21, 1914. Serial No. 852,270.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM Penn Moses, a citizen of Canada, residing at Bowmanville, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sash- Hangers, of which the following is a speci fication.

The present invention has relation to the system of sash hanging in which one sash of a window is utilized as a counterbalance for the other sash and in which an inter- .mediate connection between the upper and lower sashes may be adjusted to provide for proper ventilation, thereby voiding the use of the usual sash weights and side pockets for such weights to operate in.

. The present invention has for its object to provide novel means for connecting the up per and lower sashes of a window, such means including a ribbon or tape, rollers at the head of the window frame for the tape or ribbon to run over, and means for adjustably connecting one end of the tape or ribbon with the lower sash. V

The invention consists of the novel features, details of constructionand combination of parts, which hereinafter will be more particularly set forth, illustrated and claimed.

In the drawings hereto attached :-Figure 1 is a view in elevation of one side of a window frame and sashes provided with sash hanging means embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section.

The window frame or casement 1 may be of any style of construction such as generally provided in buildings and like structures. The window sashes 2 and 3 are mounted in the window frame or casement in any well known manner so as to slide vertically. A. ribbon, web, or tape 4: connects the two sashes 2 and 3 in a manner to admit of one of such sashes serving as a counterbalance for the other, thereby avoiding the necessity for the usual sash weights and greatly simplifying the construction,

since it is not necessary to construct the window frame or casement with side pockets for the sash weights to operate in. A pair of rollers 5 are located at the head of the window frame near the side upright or jamb. The ribbon or tape 4: passes over the rollers 5 and one end is permanently attached to the side stile of the top sash as indicated at 6 and the opposite end is adapted to be adjustably connected to the side stile of the lower sash near the top thereof. An elongated plate 6 is secured to the side stile of the sash 3 terminating at its upper end in a forwardly projecting hook portion 0, the latter being disposed flush with the upper rail of the lower sash, and prov1ded with a transversely extending slot 9. The end of the ribbon 4 attached to the sash 3 has a plurality of openings 7 which are adapted to engage a stud 8 projecting from the plate Z). The ribbon 4 may be of fabric or metal and a pull piece 8 is attached to one end of the ribbon and passes through a slot 9 formed in the hook-like portion of the plate 6. A cross piece 10 is attached to the lower portion of the pull piece 8 and serves as a stop to prevent such pull piece from passing through the slot 9 in the event of such pull piece slipping from the hand when making an adjustment thereof to provide for any required adjustment of the sashes. The cross piece 10 is set a sufficient distance above the lower end of the pull piece 8 so as to leave a sufficient amount of the pull piece to enable a firm grip being obtained thereon. It is to be understood that each side of the window frame and sash are similarly equipped thereby preventing any possible binding of the sash when operating the same.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while I have described the principle of operation of the invention, together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made when desired as are within the scope of the inven tion as claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is In a window provided with upper and lower sashes, an elongated plate secured to the side stile of the lower sash and terminating at its upper end in a forwardly projecting slotted hook-like portion, rollers secured to the head of the window frame, a

ribbon passing over said rollers and having one end secured to the top sash, and having In testimony whereof I affix my signa- I its opposite end adjusltably connected to ture in presence of two Witnesses.

the lower sash said ri bon being movable l through said slbt, and a stop carried by the WILLIAM. MOSES 5,10Wer end of the ribbon for engagement Witnesses:

with said hook to prevent the ribbon from HORACE DANIEL HooKLnY,

P3$$i1 g thr gh the slot therein. V RICHARD CLARK.

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